The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-04-29

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The President Declares He Neith-
or Wishes Nor Will Accept .
denomination.
A special from Washington to the ST..
Louis Republican gives the following
rather startling Information
President Cleveland neither wishes
nor will accept q denomination. This
will be startling information 10 the coun-
try, setting 1t rest the important qnes-
ti0m OF : second term. now the subject
lof interested consideration In political
,circies everywhere. The correspondent
or the Republican has the highest pos
sible authority for the statement, how :
ever. and II can be depended upon as
strictly and entirely true. II comes
from the President himself. who made .
declaration 70 this effect on Wednesday
TO prominent Democratic Senator from
one Of the Western Ststcs. who is on
terms Of especial intimacy ct the White
House. The President spoke with 80
much deliberate earnestness and such
studied emphasis that the Senator with
whom be was talking IL certain there IL
no reason 10 question his perfect and en-
tire sincerity. His manner. no less than
his words. indicated that the declaration
was simply the decision Of firm resolu
tion, which had resulted from careful
consideration Of all phases of the matter.
The President said he had not given any
intimation Of his feelings to the rep
rescntatives Of the press for the simple
reason that be felt nothing he might 20 y
about not wishing or being willing to
take q second term would be believed.
II hardly expect any body 10 believe H."
he said, except my wife, but i u %
none the less."
Continuing, be added: Everything
I do. every appointment make. they
think il 10 to secure re-elcction. On the
coatrary, am counting the days that re-
main until my release rom o6lce juat as
II were . prisoner In confinement
Apparently to make Il plain that he
had taken no half hearted resolution, the
President proceeded 10 speak ot the ex-
acting and laborious labors which fail IL
the incumbent Of the Presidential Office
when the fuactious Of the Presidency
ars administered with the scrupulous and
minute faithfuIness he hss brought to
the position. No man, be said, could
endure the severe slrAin OF such labor, at
once physical and mental, for . longer
period than four years, without risk Of
permanent injury 10 his health. For
ihese reasons he could not think Of .
continuance Of HE term eyond the four
years he has now half completed. Moth
Ing, he eaid - his senatorial visitor,
would persuade him 20 alter these res0-
lutious which he had deliberately
formed. tie did not want . second term,
aud he did not believe there were
sny obligations Of public duty which
could require him " Iorego bis personal
wishes.
The Senator, who has repeated this
significant conversation TO his friends.
saws that while the President was not
talking for The purpose Of getiipg his
views about q re-eiection before the pub
lie, there Was no iutisnAtion that be de-
sired his words 10 he regarded as conf y
Dental. The Senator has spoken freely
Of the interview 70 personal friends
without any injunction Of secrecy. aud IL
IL not unlikely this private discussion Of
the matter will eventually provoke some
formal and public uttersnce by the Pres
idcmt. The Senator is quite sure there
was none OF the coy strategy Of the art
fnl politician, who thinks by this device
10 appear Is being sought BY rather than
seeking the Office, in this disavowal Of
second term ambition by President
lie Is convinced that every
word Il meant for just what II implies,
aud that II will be wholly useless 70 plan
the next campaign on the basis Of re-
oi Cleveland. The Presi-
dent was specific and decided ia sayingI
be could not be induced by any possible
to change his mind; that
there was nothing In the way Of argu-l
lnent which could be brought to besr to|
alter . resolution determined alike BY
every consideration OF personal comfort
and happiness, end BY the most conscien-
lious regard for what could fairly be-
asked Of him . : patriotic servant Of
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